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Brief news reports on Tuberculosis
By
Michael Smith
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 10:10 p.m.·
Tags:
Latent TB,
Extrapulmonary TB
Short courses of rifamycin-containing treatment regimens prevented active tuberculosis (TB) as well as standard monotherapy did, researchers reported.
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 10:05 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Public health
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved emergency funding to support the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
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By
Médecins Sans Frontières
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 10 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response
A recent resurgence of TB and the spread of drug-resistant forms makes it an urgent concern.
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Stop TB Partnership
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 9:55 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Drug-resistant TB,
HIV coinfection
16 December 2014 - Geneva, Switzerland - Latvia holding the Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2015 will host the first European ministerial conference on tuberculosis and drug resistance on the 31st of March in Riga.
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By
A*STAR
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 9:50 p.m.·
Tags:
Treatment
SINGAPORE, Dec 17, 2014 - A more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB) could soon be available as scientists have discovered that Metformin (MET), a drug for treating diabetes, can also be used to boost the efficacy of TB medication without inducing drug resistance.
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By
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 9:45 p.m.·
Tags:
Global health
SEATTLE—People are living much longer worldwide than they were two decades ago, as death rates from infectious diseases and cardiovascular disease have fallen, according to a new, first-ever journal publication of country-specific cause-of-death data for 188 countries.
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By
Michael Carter
Published: Dec. 19, 2014, 9:40 p.m.·
Tags:
HIV coinfection
There is a high mortality rate among people living with HIV undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), according to the results of a meta-analysis published in PLOS One. The mortality rate ranged between 8 and 14% but the risk of death was significantly lower for people who received antiretroviral treatment (ART) during their TB therapy.
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By
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ukraine
Published: Dec. 17, 2014, 10:14 p.m.·
Tags:
Access,
Advocacy
Shortages place some 50,000 patients at risk.
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By
Talha Burki
Published: Dec. 17, 2014, 8:11 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response
Bold plans are being set in motion to build on the success of tackling tuberculosis so far, but despite these past successes the need to act is no less urgent. Talha Burki reports.
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Published: Dec. 16, 2014, 10:53 p.m.·
Tags:
Advocacy
Help TB activist Phumeza Tisile #DefeatTheSilence and get her hearing back with implant surger.
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